[LMB] On the importance of sources in this discussion, was: Re: Energy efficiency

Mark Allums mark at allums.com
Sat Feb 9 02:17:37 GMT 2008


Raye Johnsen wrote:
> --- Mark Allums <mark at allums.com> wrote:
> 
>>   Would you go all Wikipedia on
>> me, and insist on 
>> me citing references?  
> 
> YES, YES, YES!
> 
> I don't mean to imply that any listee here is not
> speaking factually, or impugn anyone's scientific
> reputation, but in this PARTICULAR field there is so
> much misinformation and so many conflicting agendas
> that I really, seriously, can't take anyone's word for
> any fact in this area that they cite UNLESS they back
> it up with evidence.
> 
> So, *YES*.  I DO insist on references, because I WANT
> to believe my fellow listees.  And in this field, I
> just would be STUPID to accept ANYONE'S word without
> backup.

Raye, Peter:  Here is a place to start:


http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/20/1858204&from=rss

--Mark Allums


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